Cardinal Numerals: Old English from a Cross-Linguistic Perspective

by Ferdinand Von Mengden

The book embeds a description and an analysis of the Old English numeral system into a broader, cross-linguistic discussion. It provides a theoretical framework for the study of numerals and numeral systems of natural languages, bridging the gap between recent findings in the cognitive sciences on numeracy and the known typological generalisations on cardinal numerals. The Old English numeral system shows a number of peculiarities not found in the...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 3110220342
• ISBN13: 9783110220346
• Release Date: February 2010
• Publisher: de Gruyter Mouton
• Length: 342 Pages
• Weight: 1.45 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.1" x 9.2"
• Age Range: 22 years and up
• Grade Range: Postsecondary